The Empty Lake
The local swans first came to our attention when they took possession of the seasonal pond opposite our house. We called them the Webbs, thought they were cute and treated them…
Sycamore
Wytham Woods is a study centre for the University of Oxford. During a guided walk there recently I had my mind changed -- or, rather, put straight -- about the…
Pomona’s Day
It's all apples now, falling like small thunderclaps on to the ground, crashing into the wheelbarrow. It is the wormy ones that fall by themselves, leaving the whole ones on…